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Five college students visit an abandoned cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day.A wildly entertaining Canadian adaptation of the cult-classic horror comedy, Evil Dead The Musical explodes onto...
Get in a “New York State of Mind” in this can’t-miss celebration of the iconic songs of Billy Joel!The debonair Tony DeSare joins the Calgary Phil as they perform unique takes on some of the “Piano Man’s” most beloved hits, including Uptown Girl, Don’t Ask Me Why, The Stranger, She’s Always a Woman, and many...
This Toronto-based troubadour crafts big-hearted indie-folk songs for dreamers, wanderers and hopeless romantics. From fingerpicked confessionals to foot-stomping, full-band singalongs, his recent album Nomad captures his spirit. It’s rooted in the restless beauty of “inbetween-ness,” with Muirhead’s reflections on heartbreak, wanderlust, homesickness, nostalgia and self-discovery. As he says “These in-betweens are where we ask big...
In Otipemisiwak Fantasy, Riel Starr explores Métis culture through an Indigiqueer perspective. Starr unapologetically conceptualizes Métis futurism through traditionally crafted contemporary objects in order to honour their own personal connection to their culture, the land, and the survivance of historical Two-Spiritness.Opening reception: October 23rd, 2026, from 6:30 to 9 pmRiel Starr will give an exhibition...
As an artist and a maker, Natalie Gerber is interested in metamorphosis, flux, and endless cycles of becoming, learning, and unlearning. In this new, site-specific installation, Gerber brings together ceramic and textile to consider the transformative potential of weight, gravity, and duration.load begins with a constellation of ceramic forms that alternately evoke rocks, eggs, or...
Join a puppy yoga class in the Beltline. Each class lasts 60 minutes: 30 minutes of gentle, beginner-friendly yoga, then 15 minutes with the puppies roaming free on the mats and 15 minutes of cuddles and photos. Mats are provided and no experience is needed. Our team supervises the puppies the whole time.
“Rocks, soil, water, these are the materials of the Earth. They make up the physical substance that we dig in and travel on. Landscape, on the other hand, is the work of the mind. The landscapes in the exhibition “Still Haunted” are composed using images from a geographic place known as the Canadian Shield. Places...
Double up on the Calgary sights with the Lights & Heights Pass! We’ve teamed up with the Calgary Tower to bring you one ticket to two of the city’s most iconic attractions.Take in the city from above at the Calgary Tower, then explore over one million lights aglow at ZOOLIGHTS. Two Calgary favourites, one unforgettable...
Join us at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, for Synth Soundbath, a new monthly series exploring the intersection of wellness and music technology.SYNC 2026: Sound and Image Conference is bringing electronic music, digital art, live visuals, and video together all day and into the night on November 14. It’s your chance to...
Contemporary Connections is a guided tour series designed to make art accessible and engaging for Calgary’s diverse communities. These events create a welcoming and inclusive space for participants to explore our exhibitions and connect with others, fostering meaningful relationships through the shared experience of contemporary art.Contemporary Connections: French Tour is supported and co-presented by ALLIANCE...
Newzones is pleased to present In The Pines, a solo exhibition of new work by Canadian contemporary painter, Jack Bishop.In these new paintings segments of the Trans-Canada are like a topiary, where the tree lines carve out an ornamental landscape the highway cuts through. The liminal space through the wilderness in a commute. For a...
Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual, collectivity, capitalist critique, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions.The exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022), through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world...
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